Ethena price soared over 45% in the past week to $0.134 on Saturday before paring off some of its gains amid a broader market drop.

According to data from crypto.news, Ethena (ENA) price rallied to a 10-week high of $0.134 on Saturday before settling at $0.116 at the time of writing. The token’s market cap stood at $1.02 billion with a daily trading volume of $126 million.

Despite the recent pullback in Ethena price, it remains well-positioned for a potential rebound in the upcoming sessions, owing to three specific catalysts that have sparked fresh optimism among traders.

First, Ethena has recently introduced a proposal to back Ethena’s synthetic dollar, USDe, with tokenized gold assets like PAXG and XAUT. By diversifying its collateral reserve into gold-backed assets, the protocol would reduce reliance on crypto perpetual futures while improving the stability of yields generated by the reserve during market downturns.

The development turned USDe into a more diverse, real-world asset-linked product rather than a purely crypto native one and hence could attract investors looking for more resilient DeFi infrastructure to bet on.

Second, the token could gain from the increased institutional recognition it has received lately. On April 17, Singapore Gulf Bank announced the integration of USDe into its institutional settlement platform, offering fee-free stablecoin services on Solana.

At the same time, a potential partnership with Anchorage Digital and discussions around a “fee switch” to share protocol revenue with ENA stakers have also bolstered the long-term bullish narrative for the ecosystem.

Third, whales have been accumulating the token for the past month. Data from Lookonchain and Nansen showed that the top 100 ENA holders have reported increasing their ENA stashes by nearly 5% within the period. This accumulation suggests that large-scale investors are betting on a recovery despite the current market turbulence.

Ethena price analysis

On the daily chart, Ethena price has been trading within a descending parallel channel since early November last year. It has recently broken out of the channel, which often signals a bullish reversal for the asset at play. This breakout suggests that the long-term downtrend may finally be coming to an end.

Technical indicators also seem to support this view. Notably, the SuperTrend indicator has flashed green for the first time since January, a sign that the market bias has shifted from bearish to bullish. Meanwhile, the MACD lines have pointed upwards and are trending toward the signal line, indicating growing buying pressure.

Hence, the path of least resistance for the token remains above, potentially leading to a reclamation of the December support at $0.20 as bulls regain control of the price action.